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Jackson, Wyoming's economy has a tourism-sized hole in it. Here's how the city's restaurants and hotels are gearing up for an unpredictable summer season.

is popular with the skiing crowd. This year, though, the resort had to temporarily close its door on March 20. Gregg Fracassa, the resort's general manager, described the lasting effects COVID-19 has had on the business.

"We have closed two of our three locations," said Ali Cohane, who co-owns Persephone's two locations and a restaurant calledwith her husband. Slow business meant only one Persephone could remain open. The pandemic has also disrupted plans for a new fine dining restaurant. Cohane hopes to reopen by May 15 — but even that won't come without its own challenges. "At our opening we're going to have to decrease our occupancy by 50% by taking out tables for social distancing," she said.

 

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